Serena Williams vs Magdalena Maleeva — Indian Wells Round of 16
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2001 ·
hard
Williams S.6-3 6-2
Maleeva M.
Williams S.
662
Maleeva M.
320
Serena Williams defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 5 games past Magdalena Maleeva.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-06 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast